Germans Admit Men in Trap In Russ Center
Berlin high command for the first time acknowledged the army before Stalingrad was trapped and fighting for its life as a major Russian offensive deepened the crisis. Russian hammer blows extended toward Rostov and Voroshilovsk while Leningrad and Velikie Luki saw renewed attacks. RAF bombers then hit the Ruhr, with four aircraft lost and fires ignited, as Britain and U S forces supported daylight sweeps against Caen Le Havre and Cherbourg targets.
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Associated Press
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England
Yankee Flying Fortresses Hit Rabaul In Mass Raid
A large force of B 17s bombed shipping in Rabaul harbor and struck three airports in the Rabaul area during a major night raid. Bombs hit a 2 000 ton merchant vessel and a 6 000 ton ship, destroying war materiel near airfields. Captain Kenneth McCullar led the mission and reported its high success and return.
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New Britain
Rabaul
Kenneth McCullar
Seville
Miss
Coal Miners End Wildcat Strike Restores War Freight
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania reports production of anthracite near normal after a three week wildcat strike cost miners about 2 million dollars in wages and halted 1 million tons of supply. About 2,400 of 23,000 United Mine Workers members remained idle as unions plan to vote on returning to work.
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Wilkes-Barre
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Canada
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
Storm Closes School and Halts Electric Plant in Idaho
Snow and wintry weather shut Priest River schools on Monday and kept them closed for days. The storm also forced the shutdown of an electric plant supplying Bonners Ferry Tuesday night. Officials said closures would likely persist for several days.
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Wallace
Idaho
Priest River
Bonners Ferry
Pleasure Driving In Matawan Leads to Gas Ration Book Action
Police Chief Edwin C. Sloat witnessed Walter Cohen, 19, pause to kiss a girl after stopping in Matawan New Jersey. He seized Cohen's C gasoline ration book pending OPA action for pleasure driving.
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Matawan
N. J
Edwin C. Sloat
Walter Cohen
Repeal Move Starts on Pension Act in Idaho House
A measure to repeal the senior citizens grants act was introduced by the public health and public assistance committee in the Idaho House. The move follows a shift in strategy and includes a call to revive all sections repealed or abridged by the act and to declare an emergency for immediate effect.
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Boise
House
Public Health and Public Assistance Committee
Senate
Murphy
Shoshone
Idaho
Committee On Public Health
Harn
R. Clark
Pocatello Weather Ends Varied Spell of Storms
The forecast summarizes a fickle spell with gusts up to 56 mph, hail, rain, and snow interchanging before sun returns. Thursday’s high 50, low 38, average 44. Friday noon 38. Sun up 8 54, down 6 29. Rain changing to snow and colder Saturday.
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King Winter
Army
Navy
OPA
Eleanor
Idaho Association elects leaders at Boise meeting
T. M. DeCoursey of Caldwell was unanimously re elected president of the Idaho Association of County Commissioners and county clerks. Sam V. Tunks of Bear Lake county was re elected secretary treasurer, with Clegg Raymond of Bannock named as assistant.
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Boise
T. M
Sam V. Tunks
Bear Lake County
Clegg Raymond
Bannock County
Floods swamp Idaho Falls and Upper Snake River valley
Unprecedented precipitation flooded Idaho Falls and the Upper Snake River valley. Highways were blocked basements flooded power and telephone service disrupted and damages run into thousands of dollars. Officials call it the worst flooding seen in the area with reports still coming in.
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Idaho Falls
Snake River Valley
Butte
War Communications Board Sets Telegraph Priorities
The board of war communications established Feb. 15 as the effective date for new carrier priorities. Messages from the war navy and state departments will receive first call for telegraph cable and radio telegraph carriers.
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Washington
Board of War Communications
War
Navy
State Departments
Price Levels Rise in New Farm Parity Bill
Washington A bill calling for higher farm parity price levels to include farm labor costs was approved unanimously by the House Agriculture Committee. Rep Pace says the measure would not raise living costs by much this year, with under 1 billion dollars and under 4 percent in 1944. Committee chairman Fulmer aims to bring it to the House floor soon.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Pace
D. Ga
Committee
Fulmer
House
Chamber Ballots Due by Saturday Noon for Count
All chamber of commerce members must return ballots to the chamber office by noon Saturday so votes can be counted at 2 p.m. A. M. Weese chairs the election committee with C. H. Young and J. C. Hosen as members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
M. Weese
C. H. Young
J. C. Hosen
Fire Chief Warns Against Thawing Pipes with Blowtorches
Mrs. G. E. Campbell read a warning from Fire Chief W. R. Price about not using blowtorches on frozen pipes. She rushed to tell her husband in Springfield, Missouri, but flames already flashed up the wall.
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Springfield
G. E. Campbell
W. R. Price
Pistol Shooters Meet To Organize Teams
Pistol shooters planning teams are asked to attend a meeting at the rifle range on South First Street Monday at 7 30 p m. The gathering seeks to organize and coordinate the new teams for upcoming competitions.
Navy Probes Seamen Refusal to Unload Ship Off Guadalcanal
The Beacon Journal reports the navy investigates claims marines were made to unload supplies after a merchant ship off Guadalcanal refused Sunday work due to union rules. Six Guadalcanal veterans, three marines, two sailors and a navy pilot provide details.
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Akron
Beacon Journal
Navy
Guadalcanal Island
Guadalcanal
Inci
National Maritime Union
New York
Leo Huberman
Capital in Flames As Planes Drop Bomb Loads Daily
Jackson Hole was isolated by a blizzard that blocked Teton pass and most routes to Idaho. The Grand Canyon of Snake River outlet remained blocked since December, Hoback canyon filled by the storm, and the telephone line was out. Residents reported cabin fever as rotary and pusher plows worked to clear the area amid packed snow and high winds.
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Teton Pass
Idaho
Grand Canyon
Snake River
Hoback Canyon
Jackson
Idaho Falls
Wyoming
Mussolini
Sheriff Finds Clue Linking Calf Theft to Suspects
In Miami Oklahoma Sheriff Jap Holland kept a wood splinter found at a farm with stolen calves for five months. The splinter fit a truck panel rip. One man pleaded guilty to livestock theft and another faces trial on the same charge.
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Miami
Okla
Jap Holland
Granger urges looser 35 mph limit in western transport
Rep Granger of Utah writes Joseph B Eastman urging less strict enforcement of the 35 mile per hour speed limit. He cites bus trip experiences in Utah and argues higher speeds save gas and wear on vehicles and rubber in open western terrain.
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Washington
Rep. Granger
Utah
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Granger
Seattle Weather Halts War Production and Transit
Severe weather kept thousands home in Seattle area causing absenteeism that shuttered Boeing plants and slowed Puget Sound shipyards. Public schools and the University of Washington closed. transport ran on skeleton service. One man died from a fallen wire and another in a weather related crash.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle Area
Boeing Aircraft Pants
Pugent Sound
University of Washington
Reporter Charged With First Degree Burglary
Ada County Prosecutor Blaine files first degree burglary charges against Frank Purcell of San Francisco for stealing $600 in war bonds from the Statesman editorial room. Purcell is held in Ada County jail after a brief week as a reporter here.
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Boise
Ada County
James W. Blaine
Frank Purcell
San Francisco
Statesman
Purcell
Allies Drive Toward Tripoli as Rommel Retreats
Allied forces push through Libyan suburbs toward Tripoli amid bomb raids on the city and Rommel's retreating columns. American Liberators attack targets in Tunisia and Libya while British eighth army advances toward the capital.
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Associated Press
Tripoli
Tunisia
Morocco
Eighth Army
Rommel
Sir Bernard L Montgomery
Libya
United States
Cairo
Tunisian
Devel
SWV Installs New Officers In Santa Ana Camp
Santa Ana camp of the United Spanish War Veterans held its annual officer installation in the Memorial building. Attendees heard a luncheon served by the women’s auxiliary after the meeting. Inducted for the coming year were Commander Frank Bacon senior vice commander J F Chambers junior vice commander Adjutant James Byrd trustee H D MacCoshan patriotic instructor William Blakely historian A D Cats Hall s surgeon W G Logan chaplain J P Jones officer of day George Seeles chief musician Claude Zimmerman. Master of ceremonies was past aero Commander George Seel with installing officer past department Commander J 2 Jenath.
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Santa Ana
United Spanish War Veterans
Women’ Auxiliary
Frank Bacon
J. F. Chambers
James Byrd
H. D. Mac Coshan
William Blakely
A. D. Catshalls
W. G. Logan
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